SAN DIEGO, California, Nov. 14 -- The American Public Health Association issued the following statement on Nov. 13, 2024, by Executive Director Georges C. Benjamin: * * * Every four years our nation undergoes an election that can lead to a change in executive leadership. Often, this transition leads to a redirection in policy and uncertainty concerning the impact of these new policies on the public's health. Sometimes these policies move the public's health forward in profound ways and, on occ  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: San Francisco, CA: States that legalize marijuana use for either medical or adult use do not experience any subsequent rise in the public's use of either tobacco or nicotine, according to longitudinal data published in the International Journal of Drug Policy. Researchers affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco assessed trends in the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: A new report from the Center for American Progress shows how states are pioneering policies that create incentives for manufacturers of construction materials to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The process of making building materials such as cement, iron, and steel is a major contributor to today's climate crisis, with the industrial sector being responsible for 30 perce  more

DUARTE, California, Nov. 15 -- City of Hope issued the following news release: * * * As Illinois faces higher cancer mortality rates for most cancer types, a broad coalition of cancer organizations calls for all Illinois cancer patients to have a fundamental right to the latest cancer treatments * * * CHICAGO -- A coalition of leading cancer organizations is joining key state lawmakers in calling for the passage of the Illinois Cancer Patients Bill of Rights, a resolution and call-to-action   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA - A group of environmental organizations informed a California state court today that they had reached an agreement with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) to propose regulations addressing pesticide-treated seeds. DPR illegally adopted and maintained a policy that exempted crop seeds coated with pesticides - commonly referred to as "treated seeds" - from pest  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 14 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom From Religion Foundation is thrilled that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking proactive steps to counter the incoming Trump administration's Christian nationalist agenda. Newsom has called the Legislature to a special session beginning Dec. 2. In his announcement, Newsom said, "The freedoms we hold dear in California are under attack and we won't sit idle."  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: * * * Food & Water Watch, Impacted Residents Call on Newsom and his CPUC to Oppose Proposal that Would Keep the Dangerous Facility Active * * * Today, the California Public Utilities Commission released its proposed decision on the future of the SoCalGas-owned Aliso Canyon gas storage facility. The proposed decision announces that the CPUC does not intend to close the facility by any date cert  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The UCLA School of Law Williams Institute issued the following news release: Indiana has six laws that criminalize people living with HIV (PLWH), spanning both the public health and criminal codes. A new report by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law evaluates whether these laws reflect current understandings of HIV science and criminalize conduct that poses negligible or no risk of transmitting HIV. Results show that most of Indiana's HIV c  more

OAKLAND, California, Nov. 14 -- As You Sow Foundation issued the following news release: Oracle has adopted a series of actions to reduce its own climate emissions, but directs over $1 billion of employees retirement savings into fossil fuel producers, companies responsible for rainforest destruction, and other high-emission sectors that contribute to catastrophic climate impacts. In a shareholder proposal to be voted on today, shareholders raise the dissonance between acting to reduce its own   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 14 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: Aerospace Solutions, LLC, an aerospace staffing agency represented by Pacific Legal Foundation, has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Texas' Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program's mandate that a certain percentage of state contracts are reserved for businesses owned by members of preferred minority groups. Despite its proven expertise, Aerospace Solutions is unable to submit compe  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 13 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Hooper Bay, AK The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) today released a draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) that paves the way for an ecologically-destructive land swap and road in Alaska that would slice through a critically important wildlife refuge for migratory bird species. These migratory birds, particularly Pacific black brant and emperor geese, are critic  more